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[Tavia]

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Does anyone know how to get my computer to boot directly
to the desktop?

It use to do this but now for some reason it boots to my
name where I have to click on it in order to get to the
desktop...I am the only user so this is annoying!

Anybody know how to fix this?

[Venkatesh [MCSD]]

Hi there Tavia,

For Windows to automatically log on a user account during the startup
process, the following must be met:

- The Welcome screen must be available
- Guest account access must be turned off
- There must be only one user account on the computer
- The user account must not have a password

To make the Welcome screen available:

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts.
2. Click "Change the way users log on or off".
3. Click to select the "Use the Welcome screen for fast and easy logon"
check box.
4. Click OK.

To turn off Guest account access:

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts.
2. Click the Guest account.
3. Click "Turn off Guest access".

To remove the password from the user account:

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts.
2. Click the user account.
3. Click "Remove my password".
4. Type the password in the "Type your current password" box, and then click
Remove Password.

Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Autologon.htm

HTH
Venkatesh [MS India Community Star]

"Tavia" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone know how to get my computer to boot directly
> to the desktop?
>
> It use to do this but now for some reason it boots to my
> name where I have to click on it in order to get to the
> desktop...I am the only user so this is annoying!
>
> Anybody know how to fix this?
>
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Venkatesh, this is not correct. While the procedure will work, there =
are other ways (CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 and TweakUI for example) to =
enable autologon in XP.

--=20
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
=20
"Venkatesh [MCSD]" > wrote in message =
...
> Hi there Tavia,
>=20
> For Windows to automatically log on a user account during the startup
> process, the following must be met:
>=20
> - The Welcome screen must be available
> - Guest account access must be turned off
> - There must be only one user account on the computer
> - The user account must not have a password
>=20
> To make the Welcome screen available:
>=20
> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User =
Accounts.
> 2. Click "Change the way users log on or off".
> 3. Click to select the "Use the Welcome screen for fast and easy =
logon"
> check box.
> 4. Click OK.
>=20
> To turn off Guest account access:
>=20
> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User =
Accounts.
> 2. Click the Guest account.
> 3. Click "Turn off Guest access".
>=20
> To remove the password from the user account:
>=20
> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User =
Accounts.
> 2. Click the user account.
> 3. Click "Remove my password".
> 4. Type the password in the "Type your current password" box, and then =
click
> Remove Password.
>=20
> Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Autologon.htm
>=20
> HTH
> Venkatesh [MS India Community Star]
>=20
> "Tavia" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Does anyone know how to get my computer to boot directly
> > to the desktop?
> >
> > It use to do this but now for some reason it boots to my
> > name where I have to click on it in order to get to the
> > desktop...I am the only user so this is annoying!
> >
> > Anybody know how to fix this?
> >
> >
>=20
>

[Anando [MS-MVP]]

Hi Venkatesh,

All the points mentioned by you are totally incorrect. None of those points
are a prerequisite to enable auto-login.

Auto login can be simply enabled by the following way:

Type CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 at Start >> Run and press enter. Under the
"User" tab, uncheck the box "Users must enter a
username...." and hit apply. Supply the username and password under which
you want your computer to Auto-logon everytime and OK your way out.


--
Anando
Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
http://www.mvps.org
http://www.dts-l.org

"Venkatesh [MCSD]" > wrote in message
...
> Hi there Tavia,
>
> For Windows to automatically log on a user account during the startup
> process, the following must be met:
>
> - The Welcome screen must be available
> - Guest account access must be turned off
> - There must be only one user account on the computer
> - The user account must not have a password
>
> To make the Welcome screen available:
>
> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts.
> 2. Click "Change the way users log on or off".
> 3. Click to select the "Use the Welcome screen for fast and easy logon"
> check box.
> 4. Click OK.
>
> To turn off Guest account access:
>
> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts.
> 2. Click the Guest account.
> 3. Click "Turn off Guest access".
>
> To remove the password from the user account:
>
> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts.
> 2. Click the user account.
> 3. Click "Remove my password".
> 4. Type the password in the "Type your current password" box, and then
> click
> Remove Password.
>
> Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Autologon.htm
>
> HTH
> Venkatesh [MS India Community Star]
>
> "Tavia" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Does anyone know how to get my computer to boot directly
>> to the desktop?
>>
>> It use to do this but now for some reason it boots to my
>> name where I have to click on it in order to get to the
>> desktop...I am the only user so this is annoying!
>>
>> Anybody know how to fix this?
>>
>>
>
>

Sorry but where am I typing that?


>-----Original Message-----
>Venkatesh, this is not correct. While the procedure will
work, there are other ways (CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 and
TweakUI for example) to enable autologon in XP.
>
>--
>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>http://www.dougknox.com
>--------------------------------
>Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>--------------------------------
>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
>"Venkatesh [MCSD]" > wrote in
message ...
>> Hi there Tavia,
>>
>> For Windows to automatically log on a user account
during the startup
>> process, the following must be met:
>>
>> - The Welcome screen must be available
>> - Guest account access must be turned off
>> - There must be only one user account on the computer
>> - The user account must not have a password
>>
>> To make the Welcome screen available:
>>
>> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-
click User Accounts.
>> 2. Click "Change the way users log on or off".
>> 3. Click to select the "Use the Welcome screen for fast
and easy logon"
>> check box.
>> 4. Click OK.
>>
>> To turn off Guest account access:
>>
>> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-
click User Accounts.
>> 2. Click the Guest account.
>> 3. Click "Turn off Guest access".
>>
>> To remove the password from the user account:
>>
>> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-
click User Accounts.
>> 2. Click the user account.
>> 3. Click "Remove my password".
>> 4. Type the password in the "Type your current
password" box, and then click
>> Remove Password.
>>
>> Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login
>> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Autologon.htm
>>
>> HTH
>> Venkatesh [MS India Community Star]
>>
>> "Tavia" > wrote in
message
>> ...
>> > Does anyone know how to get my computer to boot
directly
>> > to the desktop?
>> >
>> > It use to do this but now for some reason it boots to
my
>> > name where I have to click on it in order to get to
the
>> > desktop...I am the only user so this is annoying!
>> >
>> > Anybody know how to fix this?
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>.
>

[Michael Cecil]

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 11:23:10 -0800, >
wrote:

>Sorry but where am I typing that?
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Venkatesh, this is not correct. While the procedure will
>work, there are other ways (CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 and
>TweakUI for example) to enable autologon in XP.

Open the Start menu and Run the "control userpasswords2" command. But
installing TweakUI is much easier plus it has more tweaks possible.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

--
Michael Cecil

http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/howto/
http://home.comcast.net/~antiviruscd/

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

As Michael said, Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 In the =
list of user accounts, highlight the one you want automatically logged =
on. Uncheck Users must enter a username and password........ Click =
Apply. In the next dialog, enter the password for the user account you =
selected, if any.

--=20
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
=20
> wrote in message =
...
> Sorry but where am I typing that?
>=20
>=20
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Venkatesh, this is not correct. While the procedure will=20
> work, there are other ways (CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 and=20
> TweakUI for example) to enable autologon in XP.
> >
> >--=20
> >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >http://www.dougknox.com
> >--------------------------------
> >Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> >http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
> >--------------------------------
> >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >=20
> >"Venkatesh [MCSD]" > wrote in=20
> message ...
> >> Hi there Tavia,
> >>=20
> >> For Windows to automatically log on a user account=20
> during the startup
> >> process, the following must be met:
> >>=20
> >> - The Welcome screen must be available
> >> - Guest account access must be turned off
> >> - There must be only one user account on the computer
> >> - The user account must not have a password
> >>=20
> >> To make the Welcome screen available:
> >>=20
> >> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-
> click User Accounts.
> >> 2. Click "Change the way users log on or off".
> >> 3. Click to select the "Use the Welcome screen for fast=20
> and easy logon"
> >> check box.
> >> 4. Click OK.
> >>=20
> >> To turn off Guest account access:
> >>=20
> >> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-
> click User Accounts.
> >> 2. Click the Guest account.
> >> 3. Click "Turn off Guest access".
> >>=20
> >> To remove the password from the user account:
> >>=20
> >> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-
> click User Accounts.
> >> 2. Click the user account.
> >> 3. Click "Remove my password".
> >> 4. Type the password in the "Type your current=20
> password" box, and then click
> >> Remove Password.
> >>=20
> >> Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login
> >> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Autologon.htm
> >>=20
> >> HTH
> >> Venkatesh [MS India Community Star]
> >>=20
> >> "Tavia" > wrote in=20
> message
> >> ...
> >> > Does anyone know how to get my computer to boot=20
> directly
> >> > to the desktop?
> >> >
> >> > It use to do this but now for some reason it boots to=20
> my
> >> > name where I have to click on it in order to get to=20
> the
> >> > desktop...I am the only user so this is annoying!
> >> >
> >> > Anybody know how to fix this?
> >> >
> >> >
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >.
> >

[Kelly]

Hi,

This is probably due to Net Framework. It adds an extra user. Follow the
advice given to auto-logon.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Utilities for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util


"Tavia" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone know how to get my computer to boot directly
> to the desktop?
>
> It use to do this but now for some reason it boots to my
> name where I have to click on it in order to get to the
> desktop...I am the only user so this is annoying!
>
> Anybody know how to fix this?
>
>